Decisive victory for the Christian Kingdom of Hungary over
Sultan Mehmet II. The price of victory was dear, however, as plague
broke out in the camp, in which John Hunyadi himself, the Hungarian
pricne, died three weeks later (August 11, 1456). After the Siege
of Belgrade stopped the advance of Mehmed II towards Central
Europe, Serbia and Bosnia were absorbed into the Empire, whereas
Wallachia, the Tartar Khanate of Crimea, and Moldavia, which put up
strong military resistance to Ottoman advances, retained their
control over their territory, but had to pay tribute and recognize
Ottoman suzerainty.

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Editors. "Siege of Belgrade".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9727, accessed 31 March 2015.]

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